Historic 1900s Chronicle of Global and Sports Events
A condensed year log lists political assassinations and successions in Portugal and Haiti, royal resignations in Britain, archdiocesan ceremonies in New York, and notable Atlantic sports feats. Highlights include the assassination of Hime Carlos and Luiz Filippo, the proclamation of Siarmei li as king, Alexis’s presidency upheavals in Haiti, and major races and football results across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos
Portugal
Luiz Filippo
Imwiel
Siarmei li
Tornadoes floods and fires claim many lives in diverse disasters
A chronicle of 1900s era disasters lists deaths from a tornado near Wesson Mississippi and a Pittsburg flood, along with avalanches in Switzerland, a New York gale, a southern tornado across Texas to Georgia, a Pinole California explosion, and a large North Collinswood fire. It spans airports, coal mines, rail crashes, boiler explosions, and wartime aircraft accidents involving Orville Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Texas
Georgia
Losses from Disastrous Fires and Tornadoes Across 1890s
A summary of major disasters listing city names such as New York, Portland, Rochester, Berlin, Tampa, London, Chelsea, Atlanta, South Omaha, and Wolform. It notes fatalities including 24 in Portland and many in tornadoes and floods, with multi‑million dollar fire losses and widespread property damage across several states and countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Portland
Disasters at Sea and Fires Scatter Losses Across Regions
A chronological survey lists disasters and fires across North America and beyond with staggering totals. Incidents include British Columbia fires over 100 square miles, New Orleans business district blaze, and multiple sea wrecks with dozens of deaths. Also noted are dock fires, ship explosions, and numerous international conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British
Columbia
New Orleans
Financial troubles hit multiple firms and railways
A batch of financial crises spans Chicago and beyond with receivers appointed for the Chicago and Great Western railway, Knickerbocker Trust in New York reopening after suspension, Coster Knapp & Co failing near 34 million, and numerous brokerages and mills facing large liabilities across Boston Augusta Minneapolis Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia and Montreal with totals ranging into several millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knickerbocker Trust Company
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Coster, Knapp & Co
W. A. Stetson
Boston
Inman & Co
Augusta
Euclid Avenue Trust Co
Cleveland
Amador Mining and Development Co
Montana
Chicago
Conventions Across Nations Gather in Early 20th Century
A compilation lists diverse gatherings in major cities: International Congress of Mothers in Washington, National Society D A R in Washington, General Society Daughters of the Evolution in New York, National Congress Sons of the American Revolution in Buffalo, National Society of Colonial Dues in Washington, Methodist Episcopal Church general conference in Baltimore, Congress of Governors in Washington, Southern Baptists convention in Hot Springs Arkansas, Presbyterian Church general assembly in Kansas City, and International Congress of Seronauts in London.
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National Good Roada
Buffalo
Federation of American Zionists
Atlantic City
Western Federation of Minera
Denver
Universal Peace Congress
Law
National Congress of Esperantists
Chautauqua
N. Y
Atratar
International Typographical
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Boston
National Editorial Association
T. Paul
Dresden
Saxony
National Society, Sons of Veterans
Niagara Falls
United Planted ‘War Veterans
Boson
Toledo
London
Farmers’ National Congress
Madison
Wis
Washington
American Bankers’ Association
National Irrigation Congress
Albuquerque
N. M
Transmississippi Commercial Congress
San Francisco
National Inland Waterways Convention
Chicago
International Congress of Road Builders
Paris
National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
American Federation of Labor
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Atlanta
American Catholic Missionary Congress
Baltimore
New England Governors
American Association For the Advancement of Science
National Society
General Society
Daughters of the Evolution
New York City
The
National Congress
National Society of Colonial Duties
General Conference
Methodist Lepiscopal Church
Balti- Hore
Congress of Governors
Southern Baptists
Hot Springs
Ark
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Kansas City
International Congress of Seronauts
Train and Track Innovations Across Europe and Chicago
Pay-as-you-enter cars in Chicago cut accidents by over sixteen percent. A new French locomotive features flange-less driving wheels that stay on track via horizon tally between rails. Leipzig plans a massive cafe road station with twenty six tracks, thirteen bays, and walls forty feet apart, spanning nearly 1000 feet of shed and 1115 feet of facade.
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Chicago
Leipzig
Germany
Culinary Conceits and Frugal Kitchen Tricks
Practical tips for inexpensive cooking using cheap meat in stews and croquettes. Add butter or cream to pancake batter to grease the griddle. Boil peas separately with washing soda to speed cooking. Pare large apples, fill centers with chopped figs, sweeten, bake with water, and serve hot or cold with cream.
Bold claim on sin and cowardice in Pacific reasoning
The passage argues that in many Pacific islands hell is reserved not for the wicked but for timidity and cowardice. It then shifts to a fragment about Servia, claiming it is the most densely populated country in the Balkan states. The excerpt presents challenging generalizations and disjointed references.
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Islands
Pacific
Serviag
Balkan States
India Jungle Fowl Said To Spawn Domestic Chickens
It is generally understood that the ancestry of the chicken tribe may be traced to the jungle fowl of India. Authorities claim all varieties of domestic fowls have been produced from the wild fowl of India.
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India
Death Roll of 1908 Dread Destroyer List
In 1908 the dread destroyer’s work claimed many notable names including statesmen diplomats authors artists and soldiers. The social rank list expanded to cover distinguished individuals across professions.
Obituary highlights of famous Americans and notable deaths
A compiled list notes the deaths of Charles A Young Edmund Stedman Edward MacDowell August Wilhelmj Mrs Antonio Yznaga Louise de la Ramee (Ouida) plus many other notable figures across the United States and Europe. It records ages and locations from Hanover New Hampshire to Florence Italy with additional entries in New York City London Vienna and more.
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Charles Augustus Young
Hanover
N. H
James Ryder Randall
Maryland
Aliguata
Edmund Clarence Stedman
New York City
Edward A. MacDowell
August Wilhelmj
London
Antonio Yznaga
Natchez
Louise de la Rameo
Ouida
Florence
Italy
David Johnson
Walden
N. Y
Crosby S. Noyes
Washington Star
Los Angeles
Harriet Hosmer
Watertown
Mass
Pauline Lucca
Wallhofen
Vienna
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Washington
William Pinkney Whyte
Baltimore
Joseph Tioward, Jr
Julia A. KF. Cerney
Galeshurs
United States
North Dakota
Quincy
Standard Oil
Federal Circuit Court
Chicago
Edward W. Carmack
Tennessee
Nashville
Tobin Cooper
Far East
Japan
Tokyo
Real estate office boy lands job with splashy entrance
An office boy impressed a real estate agent by bursting in and dancing a quick improvisation. After the performance he asked for work, explained he had visited many offices and was turned away, and the agent hired him, praising his behavior, brightness, and industriousness.
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Tod
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Centose Creature Presses From Sea tome Attachment
Gea Reves describes a leathery feature called the centose that attaches to a sea tome in its infancy. It grows to about inches long and a breadth of about inches. In quiet waters its top opens into a pink rose-like bloom, petals over an inch long, but it quickly retracts into a leather pod when disturbed.
Southern Spoon Corn Bread Instructions
A recipe fragment instructs to pour two cupfuls boiling water over one cup cornmeal, cook five minutes while stirring, then mix in a tablespoon butter two beaten eggs one cup milk two teaspoons baking powder. Bake in a greased dish for thirty five minutes in a hot oven and serve from the dish.
Overburdened With Memory Quip From Washington Star
A farmer quips about his son seeking memory lessons, saying he can remember every fool tune ever whistled, highlighting a humorous memory paradox in a Washington Star column.
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Washington Star
Chollie Described As Delightful Dancer In Town Column
Marie-I think Chollie is a delightful dancer. He's so light on his feet. Li& Nan-When you're better acquainted with Chollie you'll discover that he's light at both ends. An acre in Middlesex is worth a principality in Utopia. Macaulay.
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Marie
Chollie
Li&Nan
Middlesex
Utopia
Macaulay
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Nelby Steel Tube Co
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Tiger
Berwick
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Cosneste Cement Co
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Leake Michigan
Reptember
American Mining Congress
American Civic Federation
Chicago and Great Western Railway
Cameron, Currie & Co
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co
A. O. Brown & Co
Stock Exchange
A. Booth & Co
Abilities
E. H. Gray & Co
A. Boardman &Co
International Congress of Mothers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Columbus
United Confederate Veterans
Dsirmingham
Ala
World's Temperance Congreat
Saratoga Springs
International Woman's Buffrage Alliance
Amsterdam
Louieville
Educational Association
AG Ebiidren
Barnsley
Ube
Ang
Pean Opera House
Boyerstown
E. C. Stedman
Apmil
James Jeffrey Roche
Derne
Charles A. L. Totten
Milford
Conn
Byron M. Cutcheon
Henry Chadwick
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Elison Capers
Nikolai Linevitch
Kuropatkin
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Morgan Dix
John A. Dix
Trinity Parish
Henry Redvers Buller
Ladysmith
Frank
Bangs
Edwin Booth
Charlotte Cushman
Laura Keene
Ellen M. Ames
Eleanor Hirk
Grover Cleveland
N. J
Murat Fialstead
Cincinnati
Charles M. Thomas
Monterey
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Henry C. Potter
Diocese of New York
Cooperstown
Bronson Howard
Saratoga
Avon-by-the-Sea
William Boyd Allison
Senate
Dubuque
Elizabeth M. Stewart
W. Co. Tr. U
Hicksville
Louise Chandler Moulton
Goston
Ka D. Sankey
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Heidelberg
Tony Pastor
Elmhurst
William F. Wilus
Alexander P. Stewart
Liloxi
Mills
George P. Rowell
American Newspaper Directory
Poland Springs
Lionel Sackville-West
Sargent
Joseph Kelock
Navestnk Blighlinds
Alfred Thompson Bricher
New Dorp
HP Hanlams
Virginia
Richmond
Daniel Coiglan
Merwich
George C. Howard
Topsy
Michitsura Nodzu
Charles Eliot Norton
John Wallace Hutchinson
Eiutehinson
Lyon
William Astoy
Sian Hobut
Mane Victorien
Faumat Guthor
Chas Na
Pékin
Schmits
Henry Kenny
Delaware Railway
Abraham Lincoln
Ridley Park
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Hudson
Hoboken, N. 3
Wilhelmshaven
Gen. Stoessel
Golden Gate
Manteo
N. C
Walter A. Wyckoff
Camden
June
Williamson Boyakin
Andrew Jackson
Gen. A
Grant
Marysville
Tenn
Thomas Wiggins
Tom
Hoboken
Count Zeppelin
Orient
Quebec
United States Court of Appeals
Landis
Sydney
Stephen A. Douglas
Ottawa
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
Manila Bay
William Penn
Rosebud
W. H. Taft
Manila
John Milton
America
Abraham Itvet
Gelderland
Anx
Puerto Cabello
Bimon
Louis Young Restaurant and Confectionery
Galena Ave
Grand Opera House
Hugh Flannery, JR
Lulu Guerold
Heart
of the
Rockies
Billy Link
Taylor & Frick Freeport
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